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Who am I? Wildflowers
Common wildflowers are the focus of this colorful matching activity worksheet. In it, learners consider 16 very accurate drawings of flowers, and attempt to match them up with their names. An answer key is provided.
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Who Am I?
This worksheet allows learners to see animals and reptiles, and also clearly identify them. There are bats, rats, and more. Here you will find 16 clear and colorful pictures which children must match up with their animal names. This...
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Who am I?
Here's a worksheet that has a variety of animals pictured. Learners must cut and paste the correct name and glue it in the box with the pictured animal. Great for young learners. An answer key is included on the worksheet.
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Who am I?
Here is a colorful worksheet which requires young ornothologists to correctly identify 16 birds by matching them up with their name which appears at the bottom of the worksheet. Each of the birds has an accurate and colorful picture...
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Who Am I?
Birds and ducks are the stars of this colorful word search. In it, learners identify 16 different species of birds and ducks. There are colorful and accurate pictures of each of the birds. Pupils must match up the picture with...
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Tech-Lab Station--Introduction of Unit
In this activity, students are introduced to a unit Students discuss a unit as a group and interest is generated. Good suggestions for sparking students' interest in general and the value of student discussion are given.
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Waters of the Earth
Students make a striking visual display showing the distribution of water on earth.
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Learning Clothes Vocabulary
Welcome to our fashion show! English language learners of any age will like this online, interactive website. This lesson focuses on clothing vocabulary, and there are several activities to reinforce the target vocabulary. There are...
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Animals in Art
Sixth graders research Haititian art and the art of Henri Rousseau on the Internet and view videos. Then they created their own drawings of animals, plants, and biomes using markers. Finally, they complete a writing assignment about...
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Portrait Parody
Eighth graders use modern materials and technology to create a modern portrait modeled after a Renaissance picture.
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Homer Price
An engaging and unique lesson that combines literature and economics is here for you. In it, learners read the short story, "The Doghnuts" found in the book Homer Price. Pupils define "capital resources," and utilize a worksheet...
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Exploring Louisiana's Land Down Under - The World of Kate Chopin's The Awakening.
Visit 19th century Grand Isle, Cheniere Caminada, and New Orleans! Meet the inhabitants, learn about their history and culture, and view landmarks and industries! After reading Kate Chopin’s The Awakening, class groups research the...
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A PICTURE IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS
Students compare and contrast characters from various texts and compile the collected data into several graphic organizers.
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Space Shuttle's Heat Shield Problem
Learners participate in a role-play activity to determine how to replace heat shields on the space shuttle using polar coordinates.
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Articulated/Moveable Paper Dolls
Students create articulated/moveable dolls, that fit a specific theme, using various forms of media, including recycled paper, jewelry, foil, and other items. They may choose to display their dolls on a background.
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I Served in the American Civil War
Learners research soldier's lives in the American Civil War. They create a video about a soldier's life
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The Soundtrack of One's Life
Students research a historical person and the time in which he/she lived. They write a biography including images and at least four songs from the time period in which the person lived.
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Fossil Kit II
Youngsters examine four fossil replicas and chart their time periods, vertebrate or invertebrate, and the names of other organisms living at the same time. A specific fossil kit is available for sale if you do not have the same samples....
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Keyboarding Skills: Elementary
Check out this list of sites for online activities and games that help young keyboarders develop their keyboarding skills. Free downloadable software, typing lessons, concentration games and more. A great teacher resource.
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Classification Schemes
Junior biologists journey through the hiearchy of living things with these activites. Using a dichotomous key, they identify common algae, plants, and fish. They design their own key for a mixture of seeds and a collection of...
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Variations in Living Things
Biology beginners observe traits in a collection of plant parts to realize the tremendous amount of genetic variation within a species. They consider rules of nature and discuss what would happen if they changed. They also examine data...
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Adaptations to Niches and Habitats
Life science learners measure and record traits of seeds, leaves, and their own hands and then graph the data to find a continous distribution curve. They compare and color diagrams of seven different animals' forelimbs (not included),...
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Structures That Reveal Common Ancestry
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee, check out wing shapes for common ancestry! Beginning biologists compare wings as analogous structures and discover that environment influences evolution of adaptations. A third activity relies on...
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Fossil Formation
A fossil is worth a thousand words! Individuals craft their own amber fossil of an insect in addition to molds and casts of seashells. A third activity takes the lesson a notch higher: Learners measure stride lengths between tracks and...